Tales & Tips

Indoor Track is Back!

It's approaching 50 years since Chicago has seen national caliber performances on any indoor track in the city, Tom O'Hara's 1964 World...

Clap on...Clap off

There have been many innovations, ideas, and gimmicks in track and field over the years - some quite popular; the Fosbury Flop or the...

The Things They Carry.

I recently reread Tim O'Brien's landmark book on Vietnam (the title above), describing the items soldiers lugged around each day in...

Zero is the Loneliest Number.

Like a soldier in boot camp, for over fifty years I was defined by a number - how many miles I ran in twelve months. Each New Year's Day...

The Day Indoor T&F Died.

When today's athletes hear about racing indoors on a board track I wonder if they realize that 35 years ago runners quite literally ran...

Dear Santa - All I Want for Xmas is a New Pair of Legs.

The cross country season is over and the recommended two week rest completed, a charge into the indoor season underway after...